有钱就可以上哈佛？你怎么看？

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还记得之前在网上引起巨大争议的“哈佛歧视亚裔事件”吗？

 

 

让我们先来捋一捋事件发生的来龙去脉。

 

2014年，SFFA起诉哈佛大学歧视亚裔，这四年间波士顿联邦法院多次举办听证会，有经济学家分析了这过程中的数据，得出了结论：申请哈佛的亚裔学生整体考试分数和课外活动都高于其他族裔，但录取率却远远低于其他族裔。

 

而这个案件在前段时间已经正式开庭。目前尚无详细结果，但据资料显示，哈佛在招生的过程中确实对“钱”这一项是存在高标准的。

 

下面我们来看看外媒们的报道：

 

有关哈佛招生歧视亚裔的案件已经完成了首周的审理，有一件事也越发清晰：除了完美的成绩和分数，还存在其他方法可以让申请者在常春藤名校中获得一席之地。

As a trial over alleged discrimination against Asian-Americans in Harvard admissions finishes its first week, one thing has become clear: there are ways to win a place at the Ivy League campus that fields a surplus of applicants with perfect grades and test scores.

 

家境富有，与校方能搭上关系；运动天才；非裔或拉丁裔美国人背景都会大大提升申请成功的机会。在某些情况下，申请者的家庭斥资上百万美元捐一栋楼也是有帮助的。

Family wealth and connections to the school; athletic superiority; and an African-American or Latino background all significantly enhance an applicant's chances. In some instances, students whose families pledged over millions of dollars to fund a building got an advantage.

 

《卫报》评论指出，对于很多美国名牌大学而言，某种程度上捐钱进校门已经实行了很长的时间。有钱人享受精英教育的例子比比皆是。

It has long been understood that you can, to some extent, buy your way into many of the US’s prestigious universities. There are certainly plenty of examples of people with more money than sense being admitted to elite educational institutions.

 

 

 

除此之外，在庭审中还披露了一封哈佛的内部邮件，内容大致是感谢来自富裕家庭学生的捐赠，并会给该学生提供入学邀请。

 

（以下是邮件节选内容）“我很高兴看到你招进来的这些人……真的承诺捐赠一栋楼。而在邮件中，他还把其他承诺捐赠大笔费用的捐助者，称为招生过程中的“伟大胜利”。

“I am simply thrilled about the folks you were able to admit,” the email says, “ has already committed to a building.” The other people described as "big wins" in the email were connected to donors who had “committed major money for fellowships”.

 

对于这个事件，你有什么看法？